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289-The Impact of Your Behavior on Your Financial Results: Interview with Carl Richards, author of The Behavior Gap and The One Page Financial Plan Feb 03, 2016

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What makes a bigger difference on your financial outcome: the behavior of your investments or the behavior of you, the investor?

Today I have an awesome interview for you with Carl Richards, author of "The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money" and "The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money."

Both books are well worth your time.

In addition to being a financial advisor, Carl is the awesome dude behind the Sketch Guy column in the New York Times.

Enjoy the interview!

Joshua

Carl's website: http://www.behaviorgap.com/
The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money http://rpf.link/1PQuIC5
The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money http://rpf.link/1RZatbQ
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288-A Perfect Buy vs. Rent Case Study and Analysis Feb 02, 2016

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This weekend a friend of mine asked me for my input on whether they should continue renting their townhome or buy an equivalent unit.

It's almost the perfect, real-life case study to consider:

practically identical units
current market prices
real numbers to analyze.

I seized the opportunity to talk it through and run the numbers.

Enjoy!

Joshua

287-Drive for Free by Fueling Your Car with Wood: Interview with Chris Saenz and Wayne Keith from DriveOnWood.com Jan 28, 2016

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Low gas prices have you cheering? Good! But what about when they go back up? Do you have a plan for that?

How cool would it be if you could use a fuel other than gasoline in your car? You can! You can run it on wood.

My guests today are experts on exactly that. Chris Saenz and Wayne Keith run the website www.DriveOnWood.com

Wayne holds a number of world records of driving entirely on woodgas including fastest speed, longest distance, etc.

Enjoy learning how to drive for free!

Joshua

Chris and Wayne's website: www.DriveonWood.com
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286-My Review of the "Building Wealth One House at a Time" Seminar by John Schaub Jan 28, 2016

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I had the opportunity to attend John Schaub's "Building Wealth One House At a Time" seminar in Sarasota, FL on January 16 & 17, 2016.

I've been a fan of Schaub's work for quite a while. After reading his books and many others, I decided that his approach and plan is the approach to real estate that's right for me. So I went to the seminar.

I was extremely impressed with the seminar. It was exactly what I hoped it would be.

In the show today I share with you:

the fundamentals of John's approach to real estate investing,
the outline of the seminar and topics covered,
what I loved about the seminar, and
a few suggestions for improvement.

Enjoy the show!

Joshua

John's website: http://www.johnschaub.com/schaub-seminars/
Building Wealth One House at a Time: Making it Big on Little Deals http://rpf.link/1KGi4Ev
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285-What Does Financial Fraud Smell Like? Jan 26, 2016

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When I was younger I was easily duped by the financial fraudsters that seek to build their empires by deceiving people. Thankfully, I never had any major financial losses, but I was definitely hurt when I discovered how gullible I was.

Since then, I've developed some slightly better skills for sniffing out fraud and questionable advice. And in today's show, I share some of my tips with you.

I hope that together we can continue to develop our own skills of critical thinking and spread those skills to others. We certainly need more critical thinking across our society!

Joshua

Remember the woman who spilled hot coffee and sued? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/booming/not-just-a-hot-cup-anymore.html
How Martin Luther King, Jr. Got Away With Plagiarism: Different Strokes for Different Folks http://www.garynorth.com/public/335.cfm
Other essay I read from: http://www.garynorth.com/members/8981.cfm
Martin Luther King, Jr. authorship issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._authorship_issues
Content of Character: Holiday for a Sex Addict (Martin Luther King's "Greatest Struggle") http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2430999/posts
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284-Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms-Interview with Jake DeSyllas Jan 25, 2016

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Most of us in the Radical Personal Finance community are pursuing our own financial independence. And most of us want to get there as quickly as possible!

But, most of us only have one idea of one way to get there. Did you know there are a bunch of different ways to go job-free and gain financial freedom!

I'm excited to bring you my interview with Jake Desyllas, author of "Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms."

If you have any interest in ever being financially free, this book is a must-read book. (And this interview is a must-listen interview!)

Jake has done an incredible job of distilling all the plans and strategies available into a simple, clear framework that you can use to design your ideal financial freedom plan.

Enjoy!

Joshua

Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms
www.thevoluntarylife.com
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283-Nine Benefits of Having a Job! Jan 22, 2016

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I talk a lot about business, entrepreneurship, and freedom on Radical Personal Finance. But I probably give short shrift to the incredible benefits of having a job!

Our jobs usually provide the foundation we need to support our families, satisfy our responsibilities and obligations, and save the money we need to invest!

Today, I share with you 9 benefits I came up with for having a job!

Enjoy!

Joshua

Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream
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282-How to Effectively Handle Money Together as Husband and Wife: Interview with Talaat and Tai from His and Her Money Jan 19, 2016

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Managing money by yourself can be a real challenge. But managing money with your spouse can feel so much harder!

But does it have to be that way?

Today I have Talaat and Tai from www.HisAndHerMoney.com on the show to discuss the topic with me. They have some deep experience and insight to share with us.

Enjoy the show!

Joshua

Talaat and Tai's website: www.HisAndHerMoney.com
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281-Why I've Chosen to Invest in Real Estate Jan 18, 2016

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There are three things we control with regard to wealth building: how much we make, how much we spend, and the rate of return we earn on our investments.

Those are the only three things you can change and affect. And they're the three things that will make the difference in how wealthy you become.

My personal investment strategy has changed and developed over the years. But, going forward, I've decided to invest in real estate.

In today's show I share with you some of the back story and some of the reasons I've made this decision.

Remember, my goals and skills are different from yours; learn from me, but don't copy me.

Enjoy the show!

Joshua

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280-Making the Transition to Retirement: Interview with Fritz Gilbert from The Retirement Manifesto Jan 15, 2016

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Tonight I'm pleased to bring you an interview with Fritz Gilbert from the website: www.TheRetirementManifesto.com.

Fritz is an awesome guy who is just a couple of years away from an early retirement! He's here today to share with us his wisdom and perspective on making a successful transition to retirement.

Enjoy the show!

Joshua

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